Food Captive: Join the chat group Chapter 016

The small interlude ended, and silence fell.

“Mr. Johannes, is this really necessary?” Komatsu felt this was too overbearing and heartless.

“Komatsu-kun, what we’re about to discuss cannot be spread around by the media,” Johannes said calmly.

“Johannes, whatever it is, let’s talk about it later. Let me and Qin Zhou trade these two catches first,” Toriko said.

They were old friends who had dealt with each other many times. Of course, he knew Johannes wanted to give him a commission, but whether he’d accept it depended on his interest.

“Tom, I’ll leave these to you?” Toriko asked.

“Alright, thank you for your patronage!”

Tom nodded and immediately called for a tow truck to haul away the Shaklenodon and the Terror Bird. They were both acupunctured, so they were incredibly fresh and many people would buy them.

He paid the money very readily. This kind of ingredient was highly sought after. For capture levels of 4 or higher, besides using the military to capture them, one could only rely on Gourmet Hunters.

“Mr. Toriko, who is this?”

Johannes looked at Qin Zhou. He seemed to be a powerful Gourmet Hunter, but he had never seen him before. Their upcoming conversation concerned internal IGO matters.

“He’s Qin Zhou, my friend. You don’t have to worry about anything being leaked,” Toriko said casually.

“Johannes, I also have some connections with the IGO,” Qin Zhou nodded.

“Then I’ll speak. Mr. Toriko, I have a matter I’d like to commission you for,” Johannes said.

Toriko asked in confusion, “I remember the IGO has many Gourmet Hunters under its wing. You shouldn’t need me, right?”

“The Rainbow Fruit is about to ripen,” Johannes pushed up his glasses, revealing this news. He knew Toriko wouldn’t be interested in a general commission.

Upon hearing the ingredient “Rainbow Fruit,” Toriko’s casual expression instantly vanished, his eyes widening. He was clearly very interested.

“R-R-Rainbow Fruit!?”

Komatsu shouted out, his voice trembling with excitement.

“Is it the fruit of that legendary fruit tree that changes into seven flavors depending on the temperature and humidity?”

“Hey, Komatsu, your voice is too loud.” Johannes was also startled. As expected, many people’s gazes were drawn over.

However, seeing that Johannes was from the IGO, no one made any crazy moves.

Johannes understood Komatsu’s shock. After all, the Rainbow Fruit was truly rare, with little circulation on the market, and was once thought to be extinct.

The Rainbow Fruit’s juice concentration was extremely high. Just one drop of juice could turn the water in a 20-meter swimming pool into rich, flavorful juice.

Obtaining one fruit could ensure a lifetime of wealth, demonstrating its rarity.

“The IGO made it, right?” Toriko said. He was already interested; this was an ingredient he hadn’t eaten before.

“Yes, Mr. Toriko. Although it’s not purely natural, the improved Rainbow Fruit tastes almost identical to the original species,” Johannes said.

“But surely you don’t need me for this? Can’t the IGO staff get it?”

“When the Rainbow Fruit was about to ripen, a Troco Gorilla built a nest near the fruit tree. No one has been able to approach it since.”

“That’s the strongest type of gorilla in the Human World, the Troco Gorilla. A few days ago, a battle tank costing two billion was dispatched, but it was flipped upside down. You know, that was a 40-ton battle tank,” Johannes said helplessly.

“The capture level released by the administration is 9, a beast that surpasses the Ghirra Crocodile.”

“The Troco Gorilla probably wants to use the scent of the Rainbow Fruit to attract more prey and then hunt them down.”

These were creatures cloned and improved by the IGO. They moved in groups, possessed considerable strength, and had some intelligence, with clear hierarchical systems within their tribes.

“Yes, Mr. Qin Zhou, a group of Troco Gorillas gathered together are extraordinarily powerful. Most Gourmet Hunters cannot deal with them,” Johannes said.

If it were just one, they wouldn’t need Toriko, but there were too many.

“Mr. Toriko, please accept the commission! It’s the Rainbow Fruit!” Komatsu said excitedly. He believed in Toriko’s strength; there would definitely be no problem.

“Alright, I guess there’s no choice. I want to try it too. Qin Zhou, do you want to come along?”

Toriko looked at Qin Zhou, while Johannes frowned. Komatsu was a chef at an IGO-affiliated hotel, so there was no issue, but he was still unsure of Qin Zhou’s identity.

“This card should be enough,” Qin Zhou took out the black card Jiro had given him. This was also a symbol of status.

“So it’s that distinguished person.”

Upon seeing the black card, Johannes’s expression immediately became much more respectful. He happened to know the holder of that black card.

Knocking Master Jiro. Since it was related to that distinguished person, there was no problem. He also didn’t believe it was stolen from Jiro. Jiro was one of the few people at the top of the world’s pyramid, a legend among legends.

He also had a very good relationship with IGO President Ichiryu. There was no need to doubt such a person.

However, he would still need to contact President Ichiryu afterward. This person was related to Jiro, and might even be Jiro’s disciple.

“An unlimited gourmet black card?!” Toriko said with some surprise.

“Qin Zhou, how did you get that?”

He himself had one, and not just anyone could possess it. He hadn’t expected Qin Zhou, a Gourmet Hunter who wasn’t very famous yet, to have an unlimited black card issued by the IGO.

“An elder gave it to me. I don’t have that much influence myself yet,” Qin Zhou said with a faint smile.

Master Jiro wouldn’t need it, and Aunt Setsuno probably had one too. Given their relationship, Ichiryu couldn’t possibly not give them one.

“Then let’s go quickly. It’s been a while since I’ve shown my face. That nostalgic garden,” Toriko said with a smile.

Qin Zhou nodded. After this, he would gain some fame and should be noticed by the IGO, and also by NEO, as there were quite a few spies within the IGO.

However, given their strength, they probably wouldn’t pay much attention to a small fry like him who hadn’t even been to the Gourmet World.

Johannes drove the three of them to the IGO’s Eighth Biotope Garden, with no obstacles along the way.

Soon, they arrived at their destination. After getting out of the car, what greeted their eyes was a towering wall made of reinforced concrete, looking incredibly thick and heavy.

“What a brave program host, actually following us.”

Qin Zhou smiled and turned to look behind a rock, where a motorcycle was parked, though not well hidden, its headlight exposed.